Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at GHNHSFT. Within our medical division we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic leader to join our newly integrated Homeward Assessment Team (HAT).
Having recently merged both the Frailty Assessment Service (GHT) and Integrated Assessment Team (GHC) the HAT team are a multidisciplinary team who offer a combined assessment of frail and non-frail pathway through emergency/assessment areas.
As we develop this service we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to lead the overarching integration through the next steps to work with the clinical and operational leads to develop a resilient and integrated team.
The successful candidate will support development of internal and external processes and pathways in line with the strategic direction.
The vision of the integrated team is one team with a focus on improving patient experience through admission avoidance with high quality, early, specialist assessment.
Main duties of the job
The Integration Lead for HAT will provide leadership across two multidisciplinary teams that are in the process of integration. The teams are based within emergency and short stay departments at GHNHSFT.
The primary purpose is around leadership and accountability surrounding Integration and promoting a one team direction.
You would be responsible for supporting the day to day delivery of the organisations contractual obligations in respect of the HAT service specification.
Critically review the daily integration processes to identify areas that can develop new and innovative ways of working.
Be responsible for delivering the outputs of the integration programme task and finish groups.
Be responsible for team building, conflict resolution and organisational development activities.
Be responsible for creating an active learning and quality improvement environment.
About us
GHNHSFT fosters a positive culture for all staff and patients alike and despite the changing and challenging pressures the team are always motivated, resilient, strong and strive to deliver best care for everyone every time.
We are a progressive and supportive organisation with
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title: Integration Lead for Homeward Assessment Team (HAT)
Job code:
Band: 8A
Location: Medicine Division at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT (both sites), with office based at Gloucester Royal Hospital
Accountable to: Jointly the
- Deputy Director for Urgent Care and Speciality Services Physical Health, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT (GHC)
- Director of Quality and Nursing for Medicine, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT (GHFT)
Full Job Description Attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job title: Integration Lead for Homeward Assessment Team (HAT)
Job code:
Band: 8A
Location: Medicine Division at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT (both sites), with office based at Gloucester Royal Hospital
Accountable to: Jointly the
- Deputy Director for Urgent Care and Speciality Services Physical Health, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS FT (GHC)
- Director of Quality and Nursing for Medicine, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT (GHFT)
Full Job Description Attached
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional and managerial development
Desirable
- Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training to masters or equivalent level
- Achieved or working towards post graduate qualification in a recognised Health Professional field
- Evidence of Quality Improvement methodology knowledge and experience (e.g. QSIA within Gloucestershire ICS, or similar)
Requirements
Essential
- Managerial experience within a large multidisciplinary organisation
- Experience of working with external agencies for the effective delivery of services
- Experience of working in a political environment
- Extensive knowledge, understanding and experience of the delivery of healthcare services in physical health services, with the ability to improve team performance towards defined goals
- Ability to work collaboratively within teams and across organisational boundaries
- Ability to review and analyse monthly performance data autonomously with experience of using data to improve performance
- Ability to lead and project managing the service improvement processes and development of relevant tools or documents that are outputs from those processes
Desirable
- Experience working in urgent care and / or within admissions avoidance services and / or frailty services
- Experience of successfully leading clinical teams
- Experience of working in transformation and service improvement environment
- Ability to leading on development of communications (internal and external) according to role in the stakeholder environment
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement approaches, tools and templates - ideally as a coach or experienced practitioner
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of on-going professional and managerial development
Desirable
- Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training to masters or equivalent level
- Achieved or working towards post graduate qualification in a recognised Health Professional field
- Evidence of Quality Improvement methodology knowledge and experience (e.g. QSIA within Gloucestershire ICS, or similar)
Requirements
Essential
- Managerial experience within a large multidisciplinary organisation
- Experience of working with external agencies for the effective delivery of services
- Experience of working in a political environment
- Extensive knowledge, understanding and experience of the delivery of healthcare services in physical health services, with the ability to improve team performance towards defined goals
- Ability to work collaboratively within teams and across organisational boundaries
- Ability to review and analyse monthly performance data autonomously with experience of using data to improve performance
- Ability to lead and project managing the service improvement processes and development of relevant tools or documents that are outputs from those processes
Desirable
- Experience working in urgent care and / or within admissions avoidance services and / or frailty services
- Experience of successfully leading clinical teams
- Experience of working in transformation and service improvement environment
- Ability to leading on development of communications (internal and external) according to role in the stakeholder environment
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement approaches, tools and templates - ideally as a coach or experienced practitioner
Additional information
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